This page provides a directory of freight railways, rail cargo services, intermodal transportation, and related rail freight companies in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and South America.
Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway - 780 km freight and passenger railway linking Addis Abeba, capital of Ethiopia, to Djibouti along the Red Sea Coast
ALL-Central - Argentina freight railway extends westward from the city of Buenos Aires to the western provinces of Mendoza and San Juan, close to the border with Chile
ALL-Mesopotámica - Argentina freight railway extends north from the city of Buenos Aires to the northeastern cities of Posadas and Corrientes
AlpTransit Gotthard - Project to construct a flat rail link through the Alps, including the 57km-long Gotthard Base Tunnel, scheduled to open in 2017
América Latina Logística (ALL) - Freight rail operator in Brazil and Argentina
Aqaba Railway Corporation (ARC) - Transports phosphate rock from mines to the port of Aqaba, Jordan
Aurizon - Operates rail and road freight services in Australia (previously QR National)
Australian Motive Power Rosters - Locomotive rosters of Australian Railways
Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) - Responsible for negotiating new access to the interstate national track between Brisbane and Perth
Australian Railroad Group (ARG) - Operates 5,000km track in Western Australia and New South Wales
Azerbaijan State Railway - Operates passenger and freight railways from the capital city of Baku to connections with Russia, Iran, and Georgia
B-Cargo - Belgian freight rail operator
Banestyrelsen - Maintains the Danish state railway network
Bangladesh Railway - 2768km government owned passenger and freight railway
Beitbridge-Bulawayo Railway (PVT) - Private 350km freight railway between the South African border town of Beitbridge and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Belarus State Railways - Official BCh site for passenger and freight railways in Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Railways - Official website of the passenger and freight railways
Botswana Railways - Official BR site of freight rail service in Botswana
Brookfield Rail - Operates and maintains 5,100km of rail infrastructure throughout the southern half of Western Australia
Bulgaria National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) - Manages Bulgaria's railway infrastructure
Bulgarian Railway Company - Private freight railway operator in Bulgaria
Bulgarian State Railways - Official site of the state owned railway company operating domestic and international rail services
Cameroonian Railways - Photos and information about Camrail, the national railway of Cameroon
CargoNet - Intermodal transport in Scandinavia with access to the European rail network
Carrizo Gorge Railroad - Shortline railroad operating between Tijuana (San Ysidro Port), Tecate (Tecate Port), Campo, and Plaster City, California
Central East African Railways - Freight rail service in Malawi to Mozambique
CFR Marfa Romania - Romanian national freight railway
Chemins de fer Vicinaux du Congo (CVC) - Narrow gauge freight railway serving North East Congo
Confederacao Nacional do Transporte - Represents the Brazilian Transport Sector
Congolese National Railways (SNCC) - Freight and passenger service in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Corredor de Desenvolvimento do Norte (CDN) - Rehabilitates and manages the Nacala Corridor, including Port of Nacala in Mozambique, the Northern Railway network of Mozambique, and the railway system of Malawi
Croatian Railways - National railway network connecting all major Croatian cities except Dubrovnik
Czech Republic Railway Infrastructure Administration (SZDC) - Maintains and operates national passenger and freight railways
Czech State Railways - National freight railway (CD) of the Czech Republic
Danske Godsvogne - Information and photos of Danish freight cars
Direct Rail Services - National rail freight operator; UK
Estonian Railways - Official EVR site of Estonia's national freight rail network
Eurosib Group - Cargo and intermodal freight operator in Russia
Eurotunnel Group - Manages the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel and operates accompanied truck shuttle and passenger shuttle services in the UK and France
FCA (Empresa Ferroviaria Andina) - Operates railways in western Bolivia, including passenger service between Oruro and Tupiza
Fenadesal: Ferrocarriles Nacionales de El Salvador - Restoring freight and passenger rail service in El Salvador
Fepasa - Freight rail service in central Chile
Ferrocarril Central Andino SA - Operates freight service plus tourist excursions from capital city Lima to the Andean cities of La Oroya and Huancayo; Peru
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia - Freight rail operator in the northern provinces of Chile
Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec - Operates freight rail service between Medias Aguas and Salina Cruz, Mexico
Ferronor - Freight rail service in central Chile
Ferrosur Roca - Freight rail operator in Argentina
Ferroviaria Oriental - Operates a 1,243km rail network serving eastern Bolivia, including passenger service between Santa Cruz and Quijarro (Puerto Suárez)
Ferrovie dello Stato - Freight division of Italy's national railway operator
Ferrovías Guatemala - 800km freight rail network connecting Guatemala City with Mexico, El Salvador, and ports on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
Finnish Rail Administration (RHK) - Responsible for Finland's rail network
Freight Australia - Freight rail service throughout South Eastern Australia
Freightliner - Operates national rail freight services in the UK
Freightmaster - Guide to rail-bourne freight services in the UK, with timetables updated weekly
Fret SNCF - Second largest rail-freight carrier in Europe, handles freight carriage for SNCF in France
GB Railfreight - UK freight train operator
Genesee & Wyoming Australia - Operates 5,000km of track and provides terminal operations and contracted services in South Australia and the Northern Territory
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. - Operates over 100 railroads with over 15,000 miles of owned and leased track in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe
Georgian Railway - Operates freight and passenger rail service in Georgia
Ghana Railways - Passenger and freight service on a 953 km network in Ghana
Green Cargo - Rail freight operator in Sweden
Guangshen Railway Company Ltd. - Operates passenger and freight rail service between Guangzhou and Shenzhen in China's Pearl River Delta, with a connection to Hong Kong
GYSEV - Privately-owned Austrian-Hungarian railway company with freight and passenger services
Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK) - Private freight operator in Cologne, Germany
Indian Railways - Official website of India's Ministry of Railways, providing national freight and passenger service
Interail Australia - QR’s interstate rail freight operator
InterBering - Promotes the construction of a railroad from the Continental United States through Canada and Alaska and under the Bering Strait to Russia
Iranian Railways - Unofficial site with timetables, maps, rolling stock, services, history, and news
Iraqi Republic Railway Company - Official site of IRR, operator of the rail network in Iraq
Israel Railways - Official site with schedules, fares, maps, and more
Jamaica Railway Corporation - Owns the railway infrastructure in Jamaica
Japan Freight Railway - JR Freight operates freight service in Japan, mainly using tracks owned by passenger railways
Jordan Hejaz Railway - Operates passenger and freight service on the Hejaz Railway in Jordan
JSC Russian Railways - Operates freight and passenger railways in Russia
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) - Passenger and freight service in Kazakhstan
Kenya Railways Corporation - Owns the railway infrastructure in Kenya, managed under concession with the Rift Valley Railways Consortium
KiwiRail - Freight rail service in New Zealand
Korean National Railroad - National passenger and freight service
Kosovo Railways - Operates passenger and freight railways in Kosovo
KTM Berhad - Inter-city passenger, commuter, and freight rail services in Malaysia
Kyrgyzstan Railways (KZD) - Passenger and freight service in Kyrgyzstan
Latvian Railways - Official LDZ site of Latvia's passenger and freight railways
Linea Coahuila Durango - Freight rail operator in north central Mexico
Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa (LHS) - Operates a 400km freight railway from Hrubieszów at the Poland/Ukraine border to Slawkow, Poland
Lithuanian Railways - Official LG site of Lithuania's passenger and freight railways
Macedonian Railways - Official site of Macedonia's passenger and freight railways
Madis Limited - Transportation of goods throughout Europe and CIS and all the operations connected with it; main office is in Ilyichevsk, Ukraine
MailRail - Unofficial website of London's Post Office Railway; automatically controlled trains operate on 6.5 miles (10.5Km) of track between Paddington and Whitechapel; an average of 4 million letters are carried each day between the four stations on the line - serving a British Rail main line station and three major London sorting offices
Mauritania Railway - Passenger service from Nouadhibou to Choum (to Zouerat for freight), known for the longest trains in the world (3km long ore trains); passengers board a single coach or ride atop in the ore wagons
Moldova Railways (CFM) - Passenger and freight rail service in Moldova
Mongolian Railway (MTZ) - Passenger and freight rail service in Mongolia
Moroccan National Railways - Official ONCF (Chemins de fer Maroccains) site for passenger and freight rail service in Morocco
Mozambique Railways (CFM) - National passenger and freight railways in Mozambique
Network Rail - UK freight railway, now includes Railtrack
Norwegian National Rail Administration (Jernbaneverket) - Responsible for the management of the national railway network, on behalf of Norways' Ministry of Transport and Communication
Nuevo Central Argentino - Freight rail operator in Argentina
Pacific National - Australia's largest private rail freight provider, operating in all states and the Northern Territory
Pakistan Railway - National passenger and freight railways
Panama Canal Railway Company - Official site of the 47-mile railroad linking Balboa and Colon along the Panama Canal, offering both freight and passenger service
Philippine National Railways - Official site of commuter rail, long distance passenger rail, and freight rail services in the Philippines
Pilbara Railway Pages - Photos and information about the heavy haul iron ore railroads in the North West of Western Australia
Pipavav Railway - Joint venture of the Government of India and Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited to undertake the construction, operation, and maintenance of a 271km rail line between Surendranagar and Pipavav port
PKP Cargo - Freight rail services in Poland
PKP Polish Railway Lines - Responsible for management of Poland's national railway network
Potter Group - Independent, privately owned rail freight terminal operator, offering a full range of shared user warehousing, road and rail logistics services; UK
ProRail - Manages the Dutch freight and passenger railway network
Rail Cargo Hungaria - Rail freight forwarder in Hungary
Rail Cargo Information Netherlands - Promotes the use of Dutch railways for goods transport
Rail-France - Extensive directory of French railway web sites, including passenger, freight, tourist, history, models, and more
RailCargo - Austrian freight railways
Railfan.nl - Information and photos about freight rail operators in The Netherlands
Railroad Association of South Africa - Organization of South Africa railways, shippers, and suppliers
Railroad Development Corporation - RDC is a Pittsburgh based railway investment and management company, unique in its focus on the developing world
Refer EP - Responsible for managing the infrastructure of the Portuguese Railway System
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) - Designs, builds, operates, and maintains Italy's railway infrastructure
Rhaetian Railway (RhB) - Operator of passenger and freight railways in Switzerland, including the Glacier Express and Bernina Express
Rift Valley Railways - Operator of freight and passenger rail service in Kenya and Uganda
Rotterdam Rail Feeding - Short-haul rail and switching services in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) - Responsible for managing, developing, building, and financing the French rail network
Saudi Railways Organization - Official site of Saudi Arabia passenger and freight railways
SBB Cargo - Freight rail in Switzerland
SCT - Australia's first and largest private freight train operator
Serbian Railways - Official site of passenger and freight railways in Serbia
Slovakia Railways - Official site of ZSSK freight rail service
Slovenia National Railways - Official SZ site for freight rail service in Slovenia
SNIM (Mauritania Railway) - 700km railway transports iron ore from a desert area in Northern Mauritania to the Atlantic Ocean
SNTF - Operates over 4000km of passenger and freight rail service in Algeria
South Caucasian Railway - Operates an 845km network of passenger and freight rail service on the Armenian Railway
Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) - Provides industrial rail services in NSW, Australia
Sri Lanka Railways - Official site of commuter rail, intercity passenger rail, and freight railways in Sri Lanka
State Railway of Thailand - Official SRT site of passenger and freight railways in Thailand
Sudan Railways Corporation - Operates passenger and freight railways in Sudan
Swaziland Railway - Passenger and freight service in Swaziland, in-conjunction with Spoornet and C.F.M
Swedish National Rail Administration (Banverket) - Manages Sweden's national rail network
Syrian Railway - Official CFS site for passenger and freight railways in Syria
Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) - Freight and passenger rail service in Tanzania; provides freight service to the west of the country as well as the land-locked countries of Burundi, Rwanda, and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) - Two country joint railway system, linking the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania with New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia, and handling freight cargo for the countries of Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Democratic Republic of Congo
The Yaraka Mixed - Last freight train in Australia that still carries passengers and freight, from Emerald to Yaraka
Toll Royal Railway - Operates freight service on the 637km state-owned Royal Railways Cambodia
Trade Trans Forwarding Ltd. - Forwarding company based in Warsaw, Poland
Trans-Karakum Railway - 540km passenger and freight railway in Turkmenistan, completed in 2006
TransNamib Holdings Ltd. - Freight transport operator in Namibia
Transnet - South Africa's national freight railway, with links to Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland
Tunisian Railways - Official SNCFT site for the passenger and freight railways of Tunisia
Uganda Railways Corporation - Owns the railway infrastructure in Uganda, managed under concession with the Rift Valley Railways Consortium
Ukrainian Railways - Official site of Ukraine's national rail network
Uzbekistan Railways (UTY) - Official site of Uzbekistan Temir Yullari (UTY), providing passenger and freight rail service
VR Cargo - Rail freight operator in Finland
Zambia Railways (ZR) - Extends from the junction with Zimbabwe Railways at Victoria Falls to Lusaka, Kapiri Mposhi (junction with Tazara), and the Copperbelt, a total length of 1,273 km
Zimbabwe National Railways - Operates passenger and freight railways on a 2760km network in Zimbabwe
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